Drilling

Drilling
Drill Drill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drilling}.] [D. drillen to bore, drill (soldiers); probably akin to AS. pyrlian, pyrelian, to pierce. See {Thrill}.] 1. To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to perforate; as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a piece of metal. [1913 Webster]

2. To train in the military art; to exercise diligently, as soldiers, in military evolutions and exercises; hence, to instruct thoroughly in the rudiments of any art or branch of knowledge; to discipline. [1913 Webster]

He [Frederic the Great] drilled his people, as he drilled his grenadiers. -- Macaulay. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Drilling — Drill ing, n. The act of using a drill in sowing seeds. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Drilling — Drill ing, n. [G. drillich, fr. L. trilix having three threads, fr. the of tres three + licium a thread of the warm. See {Three}, and cf. {Twill}.] (Manuf.) A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Drilling — For other uses, see Drilling (disambiguation). Drilling is a cutting process that uses a drill bit to cut or enlarge a hole in solid materials. The drill bit is a multipoint, end cutting tool. It cuts by applying pressure and rotation to the… …   Wikipedia

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